armed struggle

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Steve Dudley, an American author who knows Cepeda, said the candidate views his father’s use of armed struggle combined with politics as a grim necessity in a country where violence long shaped political life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"We must recognise that armed struggle brings no benefit. While weapons are lethal, negotiation, mediation and dialogue are constructive. Let us all choose peace as a way, not just as a goal!" he added.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

“We must recognize that armed struggle brings no benefit. While weapons are lethal, negotiation, mediation and dialogue are constructive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

So, they do what they can, living their undercover existence, tending the sick, caring for children and joining the armed struggle.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

I said the ANC would accept no preconditions to talks, especially not the precondition that the government wanted: the suspension of the armed struggle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela